Real Madrid 2-1 Juventus

October 25, 2013 ★

Michael Cox at Zonal Marking reviews the Madrid v Juventus game, concluding that Ancelotti hasn’t found a system that works for Real:

Real didn’t impress on the night – Illarramendi’s role wasn’t clear, Benzema still isn’t contributing much, there was too much space between the lines, especially when pressing, and they didn’t dominate possession to the extent you’d expect for an Ancelotti side playing at home against a side reduced to ten men for half the game.

With Isco and Bale on the bench, it’s tough to draw many positive conclusions about Real’s team shape in the long-term, either. The only positive for Ancelotti was the result.